Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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